- So you've got a visual storyboard…and even a few text lines attached…to each character or clip in your placeholder,…maybe you wrote the text for the narrator to record,…and now you wanna kick back…and hear a rough version before entering…the recording session.…That's gonna be a little hard to do…when no one's talking, right?…But you can record a rough interaction track,…or even script lines using the Record Audio tool…in Final Cut Pro.…It's a perfect way to bridge the gap…from thinking through a story scene or segment…to actually listening to it.…

Let's start in the Project Library…and open the Record Audio project.…In this project you see the four clips…that were edited in the previous movie.…Now, the job here is to record the audio,…but when there's so much space…between each line and the lines are fairly short,…you might wanna take an extra moment…to simply trim each clip to be more the length…of the actual text itself.…Now, what we wanna do is select the clip,…put the playhead at the beginning…and read the text,…

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10/30/2014

Dive into narrative with Diana Weynand, as she shares a comprehensive method for finding, crafting, and developing a compelling story in Apple Final Cut Pro X 10.1.x. The course covers key concepts such as building a primary storyline, evaluating content and pacing, trimming distracting clips, creating different story versions, and storyboarding. The course also explores how to capture and organize media, incorporate B-roll cutaways, apply the Ken Burns effect to still images, re-time music and clips, and add finishing touches.

Note: This course was updated to reflect the changes to Final Cut Pro X v. 10.1.x. Although the course was not re-recorded from scratch, we updated the applicable movies by adding text overlays to guide you through existing changes. We also updated the exercise files to work with the most current version of the software. Please watch the "Understanding this update and using the exercise files" movie to learn exactly what to expect from this updated course. Working with an earlier version of Final Cut Pro X? Watch Effective Storytelling with Final Cut Pro X 10.0.9.